Happy Thanksgiving to all racing fans, horsemen and horsewomen in the state of Indiana. Enjoy the day with family and friends. Live racing resumes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, Nov. 25 with a first post of 4 p.m. The program includes four stakes featuring three-year-olds on both the trot and the pace for the $55,000 Thanksgiving […]
IHRC License required before 2022
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission will require that all persons entering the barn area at Harrah’s Hoosier Park have a 2022 IHRC license beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The IHRC Licensing Office in the Racing Administration building will be open this week through Dec. 17 before closing for the holiday season. Those who have not obtained […]
ISA application and 2022 racing dates approved
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission met Monday, Dec. 6 at Indiana Grand and approved dates for both Indiana racetracks. Harrah’s Hoosier Park is set to open the longest meet in the 28-year racing history of the track. Racing will begin for the 160-day racing meet Friday, March 25 and extend through Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. […]
First fishing day set at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Harrah’s Hoosier Park will hold its first Fishing Day Monday, June 28 in the infield lake. The event will be held from 6 a.m. until 12 p.m. Those wishing to fish must be licensed with the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) and must sign a waiver before crossing over to the lake. A designated security […]
Dress Rehearsal set for Harrah’s Hoosier Park
With less than a week to go before live racing begins at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, the track and horsemen will hold the annual “Dress Rehearsal” for the next set of qualifiers set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. The special evening qualifiers will give horsemen and horsewomen the chance to get into the rhythm of […]
Barn area opens Saturday at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
The arrival of March each year also signifies the return of live pari-mutuel racing at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Opening night is set for Friday, March 26 and the barn area will officially open Saturday, March 6 to prepare for the 27th season of Standardbred racing. A total of five qualifiers will be set prior to […]
2021 Nomination Booklet available online
The 2021 Indiana Nomination Booklet, provided by the Indiana Standardbred Breed Development, is now available online through the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) website. The booklet is a vital tool each year for all horsemen for staking into various events during the season. The booklet includes information on mini-series, Indiana Sires Stakes, Indiana Sired Fair […]
Standardbred Board and Committee to meet
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) announced the next meeting for the state’s Advisory Board and Committee. Both the Indiana Standardbred Breed Development Advisory Committee and the Indiana Standardbred Advisory Board will meet at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Due to COVID-19 regulations, the meeting will be held virtually. The online meeting will be […]
Dates approved for 2021 season at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
The 2021 racing dates for Harrah’s Hoosier Park were approved during the Thursday, Dec. 10 Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) meeting held at Indiana Grand. A total of 160 days of action will be held in 2021 beginning Friday, March 26 and extending through Saturday, December 4. Joe Morris, senior vice president of racing for […]
Indiana Standardbred industry pleased with progress in 2020
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) held their monthly meeting at Indiana Grand Thursday, Oct. 1 with a full agenda of items, many of which included topics for Standardbred racing. Joe Putnam, president of the Indiana Standardbred Association, was in attendance and spoke of the new ownership of Harrah’s Hoosier Park two and one-half months […]
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